Tackling health inequalities: socio-demographic data could play a bigger role

Tackling health inequalities: socio-demographic data could play a bigger role.

Tackling health inequalities since the Acheson inquiry.

I t has been said that there are two types of people in the world: those that think there are two types of people and those who do not. If I were not disbarred by the contradiction, I would belong to the second group. This applies to my view of health inequalities—both to the problem and its solutions. Health inequalities are not confined to differences in health between rich and poor; health f...

Tackling health inequalities: moving theory to action

BACKGROUND This paper reports on health inequalities awareness-raising workshops conducted with senior New Zealand health sector staff as part of the Government's goal of reducing inequalities in health, education, employment and housing. METHODS The workshops were based on a multi-method needs assessment with senior staff in key health institutions. The workshops aimed to increase the knowle...

Tackling health inequalities: turning policy into practice?

Acknowledgements We are grateful to the authors of the papers commissioned for the seminars. We also wish to thank all the seminar participants who commented on the papers and provided valuable insights from their own experiences. The Health Development Agency (www.hda.nhs.uk) is the national authority and information resource on what works to improve people's health and reduce health inequalit...

A strategy for tackling health inequalities in the Netherlands.

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